Very often we developed a better grasp of the subjects than the over worked teachers.

Self-efficacy is the belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the sources of action required to manage prospective situations.

Because of such conjointedness, behavior that exerts no effect whatsoever on outcomes is developed and consistently performed

Such knowledge is probably gained in several ways. One process undoubtedly operates through social comparison of success and failure experiences. Children repeatedly observe their own behavior and the attainments of others

Discrepancies between self-efficacy judgment and performance will arise when either the tasks or the circumstances under which they are performed are ambiguous

For many activities, people cannot rely solely on themselves in evaluating their ability level because such judgments require inferences from probabilistic indicants of talent about which they may have limited knowledge. Self-appraisals are, therefore, partly based on the opinions of others who presumably possess evaluative competence

Once established, reputations do not easily change.